Frederick Walton Seaver

Frederick Walton Seaver

Born October 9, 1876 in Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Husband of Alma Bessie Richmond — married June 21, 1900 in Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Died March 13, 1942 in Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

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Birth

Birth:

Date: 9 OCT 1876

Place: Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Source: #S277

Page: Births: Volume 279, Page 311

Quality or Certainty of Data: 3

Death

Death:

Date: 13 MAR 1942

Place: Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Source: #S243

Data:

Text: have death certificate

Note

Note: After his marriage, the Frederick Walton Seaver family lived for a

short time in Leominster MA at 149 Lancaster Street (with his parents and grandmother Hildreth), where their two oldest children were born. Fred was working in a comb-making factory in Leominster. In about 1905, he became a superintendent at another factory in Fitchburg. The family lived at 56 Linden Street there, where son Stanley was born. They bought a house at 116 Lawrence Avenue in Fitchburg where Ruth and Frederick were born, and the older children went to school at Highland Avenue School, then Maverick Street School, and finally Goddard Street School.

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In the 1910 U.S. census, the Fred W. Seaver (it is indexed as Leaver in the census record) resided at 116 Lawrence Street in Fitchburg Ward 6, Worcester County, Massachusetts (1910 U.S. Census, population schedule for Massachusetts, Worcester County, Enumeration District 1745, Sheet 6B, dwelling #82, family #125, line 52, accessed on www.ancestry.com citing National Archives Microfilm Series T624, Roll 608). The family included:

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* Fred W. Seaver -- head of household, male, white, age 33, married once, 10 years, born MA, father and mother born MA, speaks English, superintendent in a comb shop, a worker, owns home, with a mortgage, can read and write

* Bessie A. Seaver -- wife, female, white, age 28, married once, 10 years, 4 children, 4 living, born CT, father born England, mother born CT, speaks English, no occupation, can read and write

* Marion F. Seaver -- daughter, female, white, age 8, single, born MA, father born MA, mother born CT, attends school

* Evelyn Seaver -- daughter, female, white, age 7, single, born MA, father born MA, mother born CT, attends school

* Stanley R. Seaver -- son, male, white, age 4, single, born MA, father born MA, mother born CT, attends school

* Ruth W. Seaver -- daughter, female, white, age 2, single, born MA, father born MA, mother born CT, attends school

* James H. Richmond -- brother-in-law, male, white, age 23, single, born CT, father born England, mother born CT, speaks English, comb-maker, in a comb shop, a worker, 24 weeks out of work in 1909, can read and write

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In about 1911, Fred was offered a position as superintendent at the Patton Manufacturing Company in Leominster, which made hairpins from celluloid material. The family moved to a large house on the factory site at 290 Central Street, where Edward and Geraldine were born. The house was on the main road from Leominster to Sterling and Worcester, with streetcar tracks in the middle of the road. There were several smaller buildings around the house - a barn which was used as a garage, chicken coops and rabbit hutches. A brook ran beside the house to the factory. The house was heated by warm air from the factory.

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In the 1920 U.S. Census, the Frederick W. Seaver family resided at 290 Central Street in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts (1920 U.S. Census, population schedule for Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Supervisor District 3, Enumeration District 102, Sheet 14A, dwelling #175, family #288, line 1, accessed on www.ancestry.com citing National Archives Microfilm Series T625, Roll 747). The family included:

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* Frederick W. Seaver -- head of household, male, white, age 42, married, born MA, father born MA, mother born MA, superintendent of a comb shop, a salaried worker, rents home, able to read, write and speak English

* Bessie R. Seaver -- wife, female, white, age 38, married, born CT, father born England, mother born CT, no occupation, able to read, write and speak English

* Marion F. Seaver -- daughter, female, white, age 18, single, born MA, father born MA, mother born CT, attending school, able to read and write, and speak English

* Evelyn Seaver -- daughter, female, white, age 16, single, born MA, father born MA, mother born CT, attending school, able to read and write, and speak English

* Ruth W. Seaver -- daughter, female, white, age 12, single, born MA, father born MA, mother born CT, attending school, able to read and write, and speak English

* Frederick W. Seaver Jr. -- son, male, white, age 8, single, born MA, father born MA, mother born CT, attending school, unable to read and write, able to speak English

* Edward R. Seaver -- son, male, white, age 6, single, born MA, father born MA, mother born CT, attending school, unable to read and write, able to speak English

* Geraldine Seaver -- daughter, female, white, age 2, single, born MA, father born MA, mother born CT, unable to read and write, unable to speak English

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During the 1920's, Fred and Bess bought a cottage on the shore of Whalom Lake, between Leominster and Fitchburg. The family spent summer weekends there. Vacations were taken at Cape Cod on occasion.

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In about 1927, the owner of the Patton Manufacturing company, Barney Doyle, sold the factory to the Dupont company, and the site closed on Central Street. Fred moved to the main plant in Leominster, and was superintendent of the toothbrush division there until his retirement. The family bought a house at 20 Hall Street in Leominster.

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In the 1930 US Census, the Fred W. Seaver family resided at 20 Hall Street in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. The household included (1930 US Census, population schedule for Leominster, worcester County, Massachusetts, ED 226, Page 3A, accessed on www.ancestry.com citing National Archives Microfilm Series T626, Roll 964):

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* Fred W. Seaver -- head, own home, worth $5,000, owns a radio set, male, white, age 52, married, first at age 25, can read and write, born MA, father and mother born MA, speaks English, superintendent in a celluloid company

* Alma B. Seaver -- wife, female, white, age 48, married, first at age 18, can read and write, born CT, father born England, mother born RI, speaks English

* Ruth W. Seaver -- daughter, female, white, age 22, single, can read and write, born MA, father born MA, mother born CT, speaks English, teacher in a public school

* Frederick W. Seaver -- son, male, white, age 18, single, can read and write, born MA, father born MA, mother born CT, speaks English

* Edward R. Seaver -- son, male, white, age 16, single, can read and write, born MA, father born MA, mother born CT, speaks English

* Geraldine Seaver -- daughter, female, white, age 12, single, attends public school, can read and write, born MA, father born MA, mother born CT, speaks English

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During the Depression, Fred took a cut in pay at Dupont, and the bank foreclosed on the house. The family moved to an apartment on West Street in downtown Leominster.

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Fred retired at age 65, and died shortly thereafter of prostate cancer at the home of his daughter, Evelyn Wood, in Andover MA.

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He is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Leominster, Massachusetts with his wife and son, Stanley Richmond Seaver.

Census

Census:

Date: 1 JUN 1910

Source: #S16

Page: Worcester County, Massachusetts, Fitchburg; Enumeration District 1745, Page 193, Sheet 6B, dwelling #82, family #125, Fred W. Seaver household, Roll 608

Quality or Certainty of Data: 3

Data:

Text: resided at 116 Lawrence Street in Fitchburg, Massachusetts

Census:

Date: 1 JAN 1920

Source: #S17

Page: Worcester County, Massachusetts, Leominster; Supervisor District 3, Enumeration District 102, Sheet 14A, dwelling #175, family #288, lines 1-7, Frederick W. Seaver household,Roll 747

Quality or Certainty of Data: 3

Data:

Text: resided at 290 Central Street in Leominster, Massachusetts

Census:

Date: 1 APR 1930

Source: #S18

Page: Worcester County, Massachusetts, Leominster: Enumeration District 226, page 3A, dwelling 44, family 69, Fred W. Seaver household, Roll 964

Quality or Certainty of Data: 3

Data:

Text: resided at 20 Hall Street in Leominster, Massachusetts

Burial

Burial:

Date: AFT 13 MAR 1942

Place: Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Source: #S152

Data:

Text: gravestone: "Frederick W. Seaver, 1876-1942"

Reference

Reference: 4

Marriage

Husband: Frederick Walton Seaver

Wife: Alma Bessie Richmond

Child: Marion Frances Seaver

Child: Evelyn Seaver

Child: Stanley Richmond Seaver

Child: Ruth Weston Seaver

Child: Frederick Walton Seaver

Child: Edward Richmond Seaver

Child: Geraldine Seaver

Marriage:

Date: 21 JUN 1900

Place: Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Source: #S277

Page: Marriages: Volume 502, Page 297

Quality or Certainty of Data: 3

Data:

Text: in Leominster town list

Sources

Source S152

Abbreviation: Evergreen Cemetery (Leominster, Massachusetts), Grave Markers

Title: Evergreen Cemetery (Leominster, Mass., on Main Street)

Note: Evergreen Cemetery (Leominster, Massachusetts). Grave markers.

Repository: #R14

Repository R14

Name: Evergreen Cemetery, Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Address:

Source S16

Abbreviation: 1910 U.S. Census, Population Schedule; NARA Microfilm Publication T624

Title: 1910 U.S. Census, Population Schedule; National Archives Publication T624

Note: 1910 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication T624. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Digital images. Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com). Provo, JUtah, USA: Ancestry.com, 2002.

Repository: #R12

Repository R12

Name: Ancestry.com (www.Ancestry.com)

Address:

Provo, Utah USA

City: Provo

State: Utah

Postal Code: USA

Source S17

Abbreviation: 1920 U.S. Census, Population Schedule; NARA Microfilm Publication T625

Title: 1920 U.S. Census, Population Schedule; NARA Microfilm Publication T625

Note: 1920 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication T625. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Digital images. Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com). Provo, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com, 2002.

Repository: #R16

Repository R16

Name: Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com)

Address:

Provo, Utah USA

City: Provo

State: Utah

Postal Code: USA

Source S18

Abbreviation: 1930 U.S. Census, Population Schedule, NARA Microfilm T626

Title: 1930 U.S. Census, Population Schedule; NARA Microfilm Publication T626 [online database, index and images] Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com)

Repository: #R12

Source S243

Abbreviation: Lawrence, Massachusetts Town Records

Title: Lawrence, Massachusetts, Lawrence Town Clerk's Office, Lawrence, Mass.

Repository: #R21

Repository R21

Name: Lawrence Town Hall , Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Address:

Source S277

Abbreviation: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910 (AmericanAncestors.org)

Title: "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910," online database, American Ancestors (http://www.AmericanAncestors.org), New England Historic Genealogical Society : 2004), citing original data at Massachusetts State Archives

Repository: #R3

Repository R3

Name: New England Historic Genealogical Society (99-101 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116, USA)

Address:

Web Address: http://www.americanancestors.org

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